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Herbtc rarius frutices, voliibiles diffusa) rci:>taiitea v, subcrectfOj indumonto vario. Folia 

 altema, Integra lobata v, pedatim palmatim v. rarius pinnatim dissecta, Pcdunciili axil- 

 lares 1-fioriv, cymoso- rarius capitato-pluriflorij rariua in paniculam terminalem dispoaiti/ 



Bracteai parvaj v, amplaej persistcntes v. caducte. Flores purpurui violacei cocciiiei rosei 

 aeriilei v. albi, rarius flavi^ s^pe speciosij interdum pana. 



Species ab auetoribus deseriptse ultra 400, plurlmse sub varus uominibus repetitJC ot forte ad 300 

 roducendse, regionum calidiopum xitrinsqiie orbiS incolfe, iTl tompcratis tarn boroalibus quam australi- 

 bua rariores, in Kuropa dcsunt; una sola in Asia Rossica crescit, Chois. in DO. Prod, ix, 348 

 (excb sp. nonuullis inter Ce'phala^ithas ad Jaeqxiemoniiain rolatis), Walp. Rep. \i. 532; Ann. u 

 520, iii. 106, v, 532. Meissn. in Mart. FL Bras, vii. 215. Benth. FL Austral iv. 412. Torr. Bot. 

 Eiim-. Exfed. 148. 



Genus a pr^ecedentibus fructu, a sequeutibus pluribiia stylo v, stigmate, distlnctUTn^ oerto poly- 

 morphum et forte in sectioues dividcnduni, scd gcnoni uuiuerosa adluic propoiiita nee cliaracteribiis 

 certis limitantur, nee ssepius series naturales exhibent. Sequential pleraque Choisyana, nimis artifi- 

 cialia sunt et saepe quoad species includendas refonnauda. 



A. Corolla hi/pocraieriformi v. suhuifandihuUiri, siaminibus e faitce tpquali v. f arum am^liata 



exsertis, 



Caxontctiok, Chois. Conv. Or. 69, et in DC. Prod, ix, 345, JFa/^j. Rp, vi, 531, constitutum fuit ad 

 /. bofiam-noctem, Linn,, coroUrc albaj v. violacei tubolougissimo usque ad fauccm ^qiiuli Hmbo latis- 

 slmo piano, et species paxieas affiucs includit- Andr. Bat li(}y, t. 403, Jacq. Hart. Schcenbr. t. 323. 

 A. liicL FL Cub, U G3 (corollas limbo concave). Bot. Mag. t. 752. Bot. lieg, i. 889. Wight, Jc. t, 

 838, 1361. Huic tamen Clioisyjunxit species plures cum chanx-tero neqnaquam convenientes, A 

 Meissnero subgenus ad /. bonam-'nocte-iJi et i, tubam constitutum species inter sc si\t dissimilcs limitatur. 

 ExoflONiuM, Ckois. Conv. Or. 61, et in DC Prod. ix. 346, species plures cootinet Americanas 

 Corolla hypo crater if ormi quidem et sa^pius fimpla, sed fauce interdum magis quam in C(donyctio 

 ampliata et floribus sa^pissime nibris, ovario ssepius 2-loonlari. Jacq^ Stir^h Anier. t. 19. Cav. /t?. 

 t. 477 (.species inflorescentia ot bracteis insignis), Boi, Mag. U 4280, 5432. Bot, Beg. 1847, t. 49, 

 Haynet Arzn. Gew, xii. t. 33, 34. 



QuAMOCLiT, Mcench. Mefh. 453, Chois. in DC. Prod. ix. 335, Walp. Rep. vL 529, imprimis e 

 ppeciebas typicis JpomtstB Linngei constat : /, Qnamoclit et /. coccinea mrd L pht^nicea^ fluribus rubris 

 . lis Exogonii ssepius minoribus et ovario v. saltern fructu septis spuriis inter ^eniina interpositis 4- 

 loenlari. Inter species ab auctoribus hie recensitas nonnuUie corollam subinfundibnlarem et sta- 

 mina inclusa ostendunt. Jacq. Ic. Bar. t. 35. Uui:: et Pav. Fl. Per. et ChlL t. 119,/. i, et t. 120, 

 / b. Meissn. in Mart. FL Bras, vii- t. 76. Andr. Bot. Rep. t, 499. Dot. Mag. L 221, 244. His a 

 Douio aliisque adduntur Calboa, Cav. Ic, v. 51, t, 476 (ilA^cuosTKMA, Pers. Sgn. i, 185. Mohenoa, 

 Llav. et Lex. Koi\ Vcg. Descr. 5) corollai tubo snpenie ampliato SLepissime iucnrv-o, staminibus s;epo 

 longo essertis, LindL in Jonr>i. Hort, Soc. v. 83, cum ic, Bot. Beg. t. 9, Bot. Nag, t. 1769, et Mina, 

 Llav. et Lex. Isov. Veg. Descr. 3, Bot. Reg. 1812, t. 24. 



Marcf.lliAj Ckois. in Mem. Soc. Phj/s. Gen. x. 443, cum ic.^ est species Brasiliensis altisstme scan- 

 dens frutescens et graudiflora, ab Exogonio diversa- imprimis seminibus maguis lanato-villosis. 

 Meissn. in Mart. Fl. Bras. vii. 257 banc rite ad soctionom Ipo7nx<s rcduxit, addlta /. tubata, 

 Meissn- I.e. t. 95, 



3J. Corolla iiifundibidari v. carnpanulata rarius liypoGrateriformij siaminibus /aucc sd^^nus amjdiata 



brevioribus. 



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Opehcttlina, Siloa Mqnso, Enurn. Subst. Bras. 16 (Piptostegia, Hofftnans. ex Mart. Syst. Mat. 

 Med. Bras. 78), est /. operculata, JMiirt. (Convolvulus macrocarpat Linn.), species Americana macro- 

 sepala antlieriy spiraliter tortis, capsulae exocarpio supra medium circumscisso. Hnic addidit 

 Meissn, in Mart, Fl. Bras- vii. 209, t. 74, 75, /. tubirosaniy Mart,, /. pterodeni, Cbois,, et/ altissimam. 

 Mart., cum /. optercidaia Jiabitu sepalis antherisque coiivenientes, sed capsula menibranacea minime 

 ciroumscissa. Icon Sloanei a Meissnero citata semina exhibet nee capsulas. Sepala magna et 

 antherae plus minus torta; in aliis nunuLdlis speciebus obscrvantur, a Choisyo et a Meissnero inter 

 Iponicpas Strophiponueas recensitis. 



PflAEBins, Chois. Conv. Or. 56, et in DC Prod, ix. 341, Walp. Rep. vi. 630, Ajin. i. 620, iii. 106, 

 y, 531 (Ipoale^. sectio, Meissn. in Mart. Fl. Bras, vii, 221, t, 76 ad 70), genus constitutum fuit im- 

 primis ad L purpureamj Lam., 7. At7., Itotii., et /, hederaceam, Linu., species per regiones calidiores 



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